Re: Search and Release Spool files

Sounds like the right track.  I have something similar in
my SPLTOOL utilty call List Spooled Filed Attributes
(SPLATT).  It will list spooled file entries to a physical
file using a host of parameters for selection.

So you could get a list of all spooled files in an output
queue, read through the PF created for those that are *HLD,
and then release them.

Sounds like you're on the right track.

You could get most of the attributes from the QUSLSPL API,
then skip using the QUSRSPLA API.  But the QUSLSPL requires
the use of key entries to get the attributes in question.
 Not very easy, but after you've done it once, it's pretty
simple.

Brad

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:10:21 -0500
 Justin Houchin <justinh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>    I am creating a new program that will search specified
> output queues 
> by usrdta for* held* spool files and release the spool
> file for printing. I have planned on using the following
> API's to do this:
>     QUSCRTUS -- Create User Space                     
>     QUSLSPLF -- List Spooled Files                   
>     QUSRTVUS -- Retrieve User Space                   
>     QUSRSPLA -- Retrieve Spooled File Attributes     
>     QUSDLTUS -- Delete User Space
>   I will pass the spool attributes to a CL that will call
> the RLSSPLF 
> command.
> 
> Am I heading in the right direction, or can this be done
> an easier way?
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin Houchin
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Bradley V. Stone
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